can my psu take another gpu

[king2104]

hello guys,

just wondering weather my power supply can handle another graphics i.e. another hd 6870 to CF, i currently have a ez cool 700w 80 plus psu, in my system i have:

i5 2500k
xfx hd 6870
4gb corsair ram
500gb 7200rpb 3gpbs hdd
160gb 7200rpm 1.5gpbs
z68x ud3h b3
hyper 212 cpu cooler
2 case fans leading to motherboard.
dvd drive sata
3 scrrens connected in eyefinity ( dont know if this is relivent)

thanks guys. happy queen jubilee

 

[Surveyor]

Hi.

You're probably lucky it's running what you have now.

Which particular model are you talking about?

 

[king2104]

oh thanks dude how much would you recomend i need to cf that 6870

 

[RJC]

In terms of power 700 - 750w will be fine, a quality unit below will be fine:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

 

[king2104]

but is mine not sufficent as it is 80 plus to

 

[RJC]

The EZ Cool is cheaply made and will have trouble maintaining a stable operation when stressed and probably would not even get to 700w output.

 

[king2104]

oh lol thanks mate, the only reason i bought it beacsue its 80 plus

 

[sadbuttrue]

Quality aside, your current PSU can only provide 480watts @ 12v. I suspect it's far less than this. The XFX mentioned above, like most good PSUs, can output its full rated power @ 12v.

 

[RJC]

Cheap & 80 plus don't go together in my view

 

[king2104]

oh shoot well this should last me till hopefully i get a job